Mounting for lanterns



July 11, 1928. 1,617,489

W. E. PRICE MOUNTING FOR LANTERNS Filed Sept. 19, 1924 WW In INVE-NTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 17, 1928.

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WILLIAM E. PRICE, or HITE PLaINs, NEW YORK.

MOUNTINGI non LANTERNS.

' Application filed september 19, 1924. SeriallNo. 738,644.

This invention relates to lanterns, and more particularly to mounting means for a group of electrically'lighted lanterns for window. display and stage lighting and other like purposes. I V I H An object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting means for a series of electric lighted lanterns grouped in a unit, said mounting means servingas a conduit to enclose the feeder wiresf I v A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting means for a unit of electrically lighted lanterns in which each individual lantern has an improved simple swivel supporting means whercthrough the conductor Wires for the lantern may pass to .the lantern.

' Another object of the invention is to provide amounting means of the character described constructed of few and simple parts 7 which are inexpensive to manufacture and which form a neat, efficient and highly practical device for the purposes described.

Other objects. of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. 1

Certain features herein shown and described are shown, described and claimed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 719,- 458 filed in the United States Patent Office on the 12th day of June, 1924: and accordingly not claimed herein.

With the above exception, the invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanyingdrawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a. perspective view of a group of lanterns forming a lighting unit and having mounting means embodying the invention;

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Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in side elevation corresponding to Fig. 1 with parts broken away to show the interior construction of the swivel mounting and conduit.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 indicates a lantern pivotally mounted on a U- shaped. bracket 11 which is adjustably and removably secured to the lantern casing 12 by means of clamping wing screw 13. The lantern 10 may be of any suitable design but preferably is of the enclosed type having an opening therein adapted to be fitted with a removable closure whereby the light project ing from said opening may selectively be changed to suit various conditions as is fully described in my co-pending application above referred to. v

Each lantern 10 may comprise the. casing 12 having a front opening 12 normally closed by a removable door 1 1 that is held, in place by a pair of resilient, fiat, clamping straps 15 each of which is fastened at one end thereof'by-a screw 15 to a side of the casing adjacent the pivotal'mounting;

A socket 16 in which thebulb 17 is secured may be slidably mounted lengthwise of the bottom of casing 12 for adjustment with re,- spect to a lens 14 in the door 1 1-, or. with respect to a reflector 12 formed in the rear interiorfside of the casing 12. Suitable 'means,'such as'wing" screw 18 extending through the casing l2 maybe provided for maintaining the bulb 17 in, a,desired.adjusted position. I i y The individual lantern brackets v11 are spaced along a channel supporting frame 20 and are adapted each to have a swivel mounting 19 thereon so as to form a lighting unit, as for example like that illustrated in Fig. 1. The channel frame 20, together with the lanterns 10 may be supported in any suitable well known manner and is here shown suspended from a pair of spaced inverted stanchions 21 which are pivotally connected at 22 to end angle pieces 25, the latter being firmly secured to the ends of the channel frame 20 by screws 24 as shown in Fig. 1. To permit the swinging adjustment and holding of the unit in various required positions, wing screws 25 are provided at the pivotal connections 22.

- A dominant feature of the invention is the construction of the swivel mounting 19 which may be preferably formed for simplicity as follows: An anchoring projecting portion 11 having a central opening or passage 11 is provided at the junction of arms 11 forming the sides of the U-bracket 11 and said anchor. portion 11 has its free end 11 reduced in cross-section or. turned down to form a shoulder 11". Each end 11 is inserted in an opening provided in the channel frame 20, and a bearing washer 26 is placed over the end 11 on the inner side of the channel frame 20. The end 11 is then peened over to forma flange collar 11 for clamping the/"channel frame and washer 26 between the shoulder 11 and the collar 11 as shown in Fig. 2, said clamping eifect being arranged to permit 'rotati've'movement between-bracket and frame 20. To permit the above described construction, theanchbr ing portion 11 is formed of malleable metal, as malleable iron, brass or' similar ma'trial."

extending lengthwise the inner c side of channel frame 20, a loop 27* being provided in the exposed portion of the wire 27 to permit free swinging of the lantern 1O onits'bracket 11 and ,swivelling of the latter on the frame 2O. Suitable means may be provided to totally incl os e the feed conductors 28 in said channel frame 20," as for example a sheet metal cover 29 secured to the'side of channel name 20 screw 30, I

.It is apparent from the above description and drawlngs that the lighting unit may be lnounted either overhead, on. or,below the level of the area to be illuminated, and the lanterns maybe independently adjusted to project the light in any direction to obtain various desired lighting effects.

It will thus be seen that there is provided afldevice in which'the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the condit'ions of practical use. I

As various possible embodiments might be made of-theabove invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above-"set forth, it is to be understood that all matter hereinset forth or shown in the accem'panyia j drawings" is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in .a limiting sense. ,Ha-viiig" thus. described my invent-ion, I claim aspen and desire to" secure byL'e'ttcrs Patent V t In a lighting unit, v shaped section having a cover portion fitted conduit, a series of electrically lighted lanterns each supported between the forked a frame member of U- p over the upturned edges thereof to form a arms of a bracket, a swivel mounting for connecting each bracket to theframe member, and feeder conductors carrled lnsaid conduit tosupply power to the lanterns, said mounting. comprising an anchoring projectio'n having its free end portion reduced in cross-section to form a shoulder, anda supporting frame member having an r Opening therein to receive said reduced end portion to extend through said niember, said reduced portion being adapted to'be peened over to form a flanged collar for swivelly. connectsaid bracket and member, said projecttion having a central opening therethrough J communicating with said conduit to permit the passage of conductorwlres'for connec: tion with the feeder conductors.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM-l1 PRICE. 

